It’s well past time to acknowledge that chronic absenteeism has become an educational emergency.

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Some say task force is shutting down discussion of guidelines for cops in schools.

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Companies report using AI tools in their workflows already or planning to adopt soon.

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In a lesson for other states, Arizona’s voucher experiment has precipitated a budget meltdown.

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Where is AI most effective and what aspects of teaching should remain indelibly human?

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They are needed to coach campus/district leaders and staff how to address racist conflicts.

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The money comes from a $31.7 million settlement between Colorado and the e-cigarette manufacturer.

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Under state law, immigrant students are allowed to attend public school through age 21.

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Bible instruction can be legal based on how it’s done and with what intent.

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Did these mostly white private schools contribute to the persistent racial division in schools?

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Researchers document achievement gains, but it’s not clear what works best for students.

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This report compares national learning loss and ensuing recovery at the school district level.

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The goal is to create a legacy of educational success, economic prosperity, and well-being.

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The lower test scores show the long tail of pandemic learning loss.

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Kansas law now mandates implementation of evidence-based reading science strategies to increase reading skills.

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Selected individual essays below published with students’ permission. Read the complete story — How did students pitch themselves to colleges after last year’s affirmative action ruling Kendall Martin, Rice University I recently saw a picture of myself from about 8 years ago, and in this picture my hair was straight. I remember begging my mom […]

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How students present themselves in their essays has become of even greater consequence.

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Schools on average planned to spend 18% of the COVID aid package on facilities.

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Our state and federal juvenile justice systems fail to consider stages of adolescent development.

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Tennessee joined eight other states in allowing school employees to carry guns on K-12 campuses.

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